Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was a mid-20th-century semi-autonomous colonial union in southern Africa that combined the territories of modern-day Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Malawi under British rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial federation
federation
former political entity
alsoKnownAs CAF
Central African Federation
capital Lusaka
linked to: Lusaka, Zambia

Salisbury
coatOfArms shield combining symbols of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland
colonialContext part of the British Empire
colonialPower United Kingdom
continent Africa
country United Kingdom
currency Rhodesian pound
deJureCapital Salisbury
dissolutionMethod formal termination by British government order-in-council
endDate 1963-12-31
establishedBy British government
linked to: UK government
establishedUnder British colonial rule
federalGovernmentSeat Lusaka
linked to: Lusaka, Zambia
flagUsed Blue Ensign with federation shield
governmentType federal parliamentary system
hadPrimeMinister Godfrey Huggins
Roy Welensky
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
legislature Federal Assembly
locatedIn southern Africa
memberTerritory Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia
modernTerritoryIncludes Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
monarch Elizabeth II
officialLanguage English
politicalStatus self-governing colony
semi-autonomous federation
predecessor Northern Rhodesia (British protectorate)
linked to: Northern Rhodesia

Nyasaland (British protectorate)
linked to: Nyasaland

Southern Rhodesia (self-governing colony)
linked to: Rhodesia
purpose to create a unified economic area in central Africa
to maintain white minority political dominance
reasonForDissolution African nationalist opposition
British policy shift toward decolonisation
economic and political tensions among territories
region Central Africa
startDate 1953-08-01
successor Malawi
Southern Rhodesia
linked to: Rhodesia

Zambia

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Rhodesian pound usedIn Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rhodesian pound usedIn Rhodesia and Nyasaland
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Malawi formerName Nyasaland
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
High Commissioner for Southern Africa appliesToJurisdiction Nyasaland
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Cecil Rhodes namesake Northern Rhodesia
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Stanley Fischer countryOfBirth Northern Rhodesia
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
British South Africa Company administeredTerritory Northern Rhodesia
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
1950 British Empire Games participatingEntity Rhodesia
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland alsoKnownAs Central African Federation
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland country Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Governor-General of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland hasJurisdictionOver federal government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
linked to: Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Zimbabwe–Zambia border wasInternalBoundaryOf Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Northern Rhodesia partOf Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland